Citation:
Greiff DRL, Patterson-Robert A, Blyth CC, Glass K, Moore HC. Epidemiology and seasonality of human parainfluenza serotypes 1-3 in Australian children. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2021
Keywords:
Allergy prevention; Atopic dermatitis; Cord blood; Epithelial cell cytokines; Infancy
Abstract:
Parainfluenza viruses are significant contributors to childhood respiratory illness worldwide, although detailed epidemiological studies are lacking. Few recent Australian studies have investigated serotype-specific PIV epidemiology, and there is a paucity of southern hemisphere PIV reports. We report age-stratified PIV hospitalisation rates and a mathematical model of PIV seasonality and dynamics in Western Australia (WA).
Epidemiology and seasonality of human parainfluenza serotypes 1-3 in Australian children
Parainfluenza viruses are significant contributors to childhood respiratory illness worldwide, although detailed epidemiological studies are lacking. Few recent Australian studies have investigated serotype-specific PIV epidemiology, and there is a paucity of southern hemisphere PIV reports. We report age-stratified PIV hospitalisation rates and a mathematical model of PIV seasonality and dynamics in Western Australia (WA).